Rodgers lucked out by being picked in GB. Great QB developer in the HC and a seat behind a future Hall of Fame QB. Perfect situation for a young guy and if their places had been reversed...Smith might be the darling of the media and Rodgers would be a "Coach killer."

Yeah, just thinking about this.. (and so sorry to "derail" another in-depth thread for a moment) .. but I think Rodgers' disposition would have been a fail for the Niners. He seems far more hot-tempered than Smith. So I think Aaron would have at some point "gone off" on Nolan or his OL/WRs... and the whole situation would have deteriorated badly. Aaron isn't the type of guy you toss onto a profoundly crappy team and expect good results. Just would have been ugly.

Just being honestly speculative, people... I know you get all up in arms about your precious Aaron Rodgers (as if u were GB fans instead)...

Originally posted by dtg_9er:
Rodgers lucked out by being picked in GB. Great QB developer in the HC and a seat behind a future Hall of Fame QB. Perfect situation for a young guy and if their places had been reversed...Smith might be the darling of the media and Rodgers would be a "Coach killer."

Didn't we have that same coach in 2005? How did that work out? I know, nothing is ever Smith's fault. Mccarthy obviously just sucked with us and only decided to call good plays when he got to GB.

Originally posted by dtg_9er:
Rodgers lucked out by being picked in GB. Great QB developer in the HC and a seat behind a future Hall of Fame QB. Perfect situation for a young guy and if their places had been reversed...Smith might be the darling of the media and Rodgers would be a "Coach killer."

Didn't we have that same coach in 2005? How did that work out? I know, nothing is ever Smith's fault. Mccarthy obviously just sucked with us and only decided to call good plays when he got to GB.

Yes and he was working with a young 20 year old QB with two years of college experience. McCarthy is well thought of as a QB guru but you need time to develop raw material. Then they switched systems the next year and then again the next year and then there were two years of injury but then the last two years have looked better. Yay!

Rodgers lucked out by being picked in GB. Great QB developer in the HC and a seat behind a future Hall of Fame QB. Perfect situation for a young guy and if their places had been reversed...Smith might be the darling of the media and Rodgers would be a "Coach killer."

Totally agree.Rodgers went to the right situation.roles reversed,Rodgers would just now start to flourish.

Montana, Young, Plunkett, Brady and Rodgers took part Friday in an event spearheaded by former 49ers All-Pro lineman Harris Barton that was expected to net up to $750,000 for First Tee of San Francisco, Monterey County and Silicon Valley, as well as Champion Charities, a non-profit organization that Barton and Ronnie Lott founded.

Barton and Ronnie got this going.

The whole bunch have tons of class. I'm thinking they were watching some struggling kid try their hardest.

Originally posted by 90QBRFTW:
Didn't we have that same coach in 2005? How did that work out? I know, nothing is ever Smith's fault. Mccarthy obviously just sucked with us and only decided to call good plays when he got to GB.

The keyword: rookie. McCarthy did not start Rodgers when he became head coach of the Packers. Rodgers sat on the bench for several years.

.... bleh... Aaron might have become the next Ryan Leaf if thrown into the fire with the crap team we used to be.

Give it a rest already. Nobody knows how Rodgers would have done. What we do knowis he currently possesses all the intangibles that make a top QB. Would those not exist if he was "thrown into the fire" here? Not likely.

.... bleh... Aaron might have become the next Ryan Leaf if thrown into the fire with the crap team we used to be.

Give it a rest already. Nobody knows how Rodgers would have done. What we do knowis he currently possesses all the intangibles that make a top QB. Would those not exist if he was "thrown into the fire" here? Not likely.

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